Federal Mediator To Rejoin Process As NHL, NHLPA Resume Talks

A federal mediator is expected to rejoin the talks to try to end the NHL lockout tomorrow after the NHL owners agreed to the players’ request for mediation, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed today. “Yes, we've agreed to involve a federal mediator tomorrow,” Daly wrote in an e-mail. A spokesperson for the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service declined comment on whether a mediator would participate in tomorrow’s talks.